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Marthe48

(18,993 posts)
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 10:52 AM Dec 2023

Is the same standard for appropriate posts being observed

Just saw a humorous albeit political post locked in the lounge
Then I saw a post about teens killing 6 people. Is that appropriate for the lounge?

I'm sorry to complain, but aren't there other forums more suitable for harsh reality?

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TwilightZone

(28,833 posts)
1. If you feel that a post is inappropriate for a forum, you can alert on it.
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 11:01 AM
Dec 2023

There's an option for that specifically: Don't violate a forum or group's Statement of Purpose

The teens post does sound like something more in line with the General Discussion forum than the Lounge.

Marthe48

(18,993 posts)
4. The Romeo and Juliet post
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 11:26 AM
Dec 2023

I realized after I asked that it might be about a movie or documentary. I don't keep up with much pop culture any more :/

quaint

(3,545 posts)
5. Pop culture?
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 11:41 AM
Dec 2023

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families.

Marthe48

(18,993 posts)
7. Remakes using the theme of star-crossed lovers
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 03:08 PM
Dec 2023

Last edited Tue Dec 5, 2023, 03:39 PM - Edit history (1)

I actually have read most of Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies and poetry. There were some I couldn't get copies to read.

Ocelot II

(120,815 posts)
3. Sometimes people post in the wrong forum by mistake.
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 11:24 AM
Dec 2023

If a post is in the wrong forum it will be alerted on. If you see a post in the Lounge that doesn't seem to belong there because it's about politics or other non-Lounge topics, just alert on it.

progree

(11,463 posts)
6. Alerting on a post violating a group's statement of purpose does not cause the poster to be punished
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 02:31 PM
Dec 2023

The hosts of the group/forum (not a jury) get that kind of alert, and they just lock it if they agree with the alert (which means nobody can reply to any posts in the thread) . It doesn't count as a "hide" or a "post removed" which only a jury can dish out.

Lots of people get posts locked in Latest Breaking News, for example.

Hosts can more drastically block someone from posting in the group/forum, but it's rare unless someone is a multi-repeat offender and is trying to be a jerk.

Marthe48

(18,993 posts)
8. I saw both headings without scrolling
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 03:50 PM
Dec 2023

or I wouldn't have asked about it. I'm happy to scroll on by. I was asking more about how the policy is applied, rather than wanting something alerted on.

Thank you for the replies and helpful tips.

CaptainTruth

(7,210 posts)
9. I know what you're referring to. That Lounge post content was clearly a joke, parody, like The Onion.
Tue Dec 5, 2023, 04:54 PM
Dec 2023

I was surprised it was locked because I thought humor/parody/sarcasm was appropriate in The Lounge. If not, then posts of links to things like The Onion & the Borowitz Report, or even videos of comedians, should be off-topic too.

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